Project Description

When visualisations are removed from the real world, for example when shared on FaceBook or Linked in, there's danger that they become an amusement, sometimes trivialising what could be serious and impactful content.

In other cases information is simply hard to find when and where you need it.

GoGoViz addresses both these issue by using AR and GeoLocation technology to situate information and visualisations in the real world.

There are several examples included in the video such as finding heritage locations visually and translating information about them in to one of over fifty languages available.

The application also provides a unique way to enable story-telling by letting users to create, and share their their own visualisations which can then be viewed and interacted with by other users.

Status

Pretty much everything in the video is real and working on the device... although with plenty of hacks and bandages. Please don't judge the code quality :)

Front end includes working: AR, GeoLocation, Maps and Translation.

Back end includes working REST API for querying data and adding user data like comments and observations.

A Note on Git Repos

Note two git repos one for backend, one for frontend. Front-end is linked in the URL but both given here:

https://bitbucket.org/jnamobile/govhack-frontend/
https://bitbucket.org/jnamobile/govhack-backend/

Tech Used

Groovy, Grails, Gradle, Docker, Unity, ARCore, MapBox, Yandex

Data Story

Several example applications provide users access to information using location and visual markers. When combined with the translation feature this provides a powerful story about how data can support Australia's multi-cultural society.

In create mode GoGoViz doesn't just tell a story it allows users to create and share their own stories! Watch the video to find out more!

There are a number of data sources used in GoGoViz. The Backend exposes REST APIs for searching the National BOM observation data and VIC Free WIFI Point data. The FrontEnd directly access Ballarat Council data like BBQ data. Other data sets have excerpts embedded in the front end but are not exposed via backend, examples include Interest and Engagement with Science dataset and Central Highlands Art Atlas.

A full set of datasets with links, etc, is available in the GovHack portal.